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rubbish bin

British

noun

NZ equivalent: rubbish tin. a container for rubbish

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That's the world telling them that their understanding of Irishness is bound for the rubbish bin of history.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2023

You see, every dish on the nightly menu is made with ingredients that were destined for the rubbish bin, often because they’re bruised or slightly overripe.

From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2020

It was the runt of its litter and had been found in a rubbish bin, where it had been thrown away.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 30, 2019

And although she was near-broke and hungry for a period, she was never reduced, as SH is, to lifting a cheese sandwich from a rubbish bin.

From The Guardian • Mar. 3, 2019

They called me the rubbish bin of the family.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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